- 5/10/13 /
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Zach Braff Discusses Kickstarter and Responds to Haters
"If you hate me and Garden State... this is not the club for you."
Backlash
- 4/14/10 /
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Another ‘Tina Fey Backlash’ Comes to an End
Tina Fey has a new entertainment product out; therefore, there is another Tina Fey backlash.
- 4/12/10 /
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We Predict the Timeline of the Inevitable Glee Backlash
You know it's coming. It always does. And here's how it'll happen.
- 2/8/10 /
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Taylor Swift’s Acting As Bad As Her Singing?
"Swift seems entirely undirected, as she jumps around, makes faces and jabbers on inanely."
- 2/5/10 /
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Ishmael Reed vs. Precious
"Among black men and women, there is widespread revulsion and anger" over the film, which "wasn't made for them."
- 2/4/10 /
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Record Label Tries to Quell Taylor Swift Backlash
"It's not about that technically perfect performance."
- 3/31/09 /
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Slumdog Millionaire Backlash Refuses to Die
You'd think a post-'Slumdog' payday would be nice, but you'd be wrong.
- 2/4/09 /
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The Bagger Bags Bale
David Carr's got a theory on why Christian Bale growled so much in 'The Dark Knight'.
- 1/29/09 /
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Slumdog Filmmakers Strike Back
With ten Oscars on the line, Danny Boyle has released a statement rebutting charges of exploitation that appeared in Tuesday's 'Telegraph.'
- 1/26/09 /
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Decoding the Slumdog Millionaire Backlash
Who's upset over Slumdog? Not real-life slumdogs!
- 1/6/09 /
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With Friends Like These, Ben Lyons Needs More Friends
Or, one man's largely ineloquent quest to rush to the defense of Ben Lyons.
- 12/29/08 /
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Ben Lyons Earns Title As America’s Most Hated Film Critic
According to one of his critics, he "crystallizes everything that's wrong with American pop culture."
- 12/22/08 /
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Early Negative Reaction to G.I. Joe Teaser Gives Paramount the Jitters
Yet another instance of bloggers ruining everything.
- 12/17/08 /
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Critic Rips Will Smith a New One
They're his worst reviews since 'Wild Wild West.'
- 12/15/08 /
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Key Twilight 2 Constituents Attempt to Curb Fan Backlash
'Twilight' creator Stephenie Meyer rushes to 'New Moon' director Chris Weitz's defense.
- 12/11/08 /
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The Origins of Snark: Finally Revealed!
Snark is a dish best served al dente.
- 12/9/08 /
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A Best Picture Contender’s Guide to Running Against Slumdog Millionaire
Now that the underdog is the odds-on favorite, we've drafted a list of anti-'Slumdog' talking points that might be helpful to publicists running rival Oscar campaigns.
- 12/2/08 /
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Nicole Kidman Harangued by Unruly Facebookers
An increasing number of Facebook users are asking themselves "Am I Taking Crazy Pills or is Nicole Kidman the Worst Actress in the World?"
- 8/25/08 /
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Closing Ceremony Takes the Bloom Off Zhang Yimou, Jimmy Page
The closing Ceremony included little that we couldn't have thought up if someone gave us millions of dollars, thousands of people, and terrible taste.
- 8/12/08 /
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Will the Opening Ceremony Fakery Never End? Adorable Moppet Was Lip-Syncing
'I am proud to have been chosen to sing at all,' says plucky little Yang Peiyi.
- 8/5/08 /
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Did ‘Breaking Dawn’ Ruin the Twilight Series?
Angry superfans are already returning their books to bookstores, apparently.
- 5/14/08 /
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Have the ‘American Idol’ Producers Turned Against David Archuleta?
We'll put it this way: yes.
- 4/24/08 /
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‘Iron Man’: A Dissenting View on Robert Downey Jr.
Having an effeminate roué like Robert Downey Jr. play Tony Stark is actually the most subversive thing that's ever been done in a comic-book movie — and not in a good way.
- 4/8/08 /
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Will Charges of Inaccuracy Bring Down ‘Bringing Down the House’?
Ben Mezrich's MIT card-counting thriller is now the latest nonfiction book to come under scrutiny by people who think "nonfiction" means "true."
- 2/26/08 /
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Enough With the Hilarious Celebrity-Fucking
Okay, we get it.